I put this on the other day not really knowing what it was and I loved every second of it.
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The 1970s Los Angeles vibe was perfect. The plot was unpredictable and chaotic but it made sense from the point of view of the main characters. Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, and the teenage girl were all excellent together. There were so many intricately set up punchlines through out the movie. I had no idea Ryan Gosling could be so funny.
One of my favorite lines was probably when March (Gosling) was interacting with his daughters friend Janet.
Janet: "You took the Lords name in vain!"
March: "No I didn't Janet. I found it very useful actually. OK, Janet?"
Also the whole set up and pay off with the dream sequence and Healy's (Crowe) ankle gun was hilarious.
What are your thoughts on this movie? Do you recommend any more movies like this?
Both this and the Hitman's Bodyguard are tremendous fun. Well worth watching.
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard is terrible and yet somehow still fun to watch.
I also suggest Bullet Train. I'd watch a film with just Tangerine and Lemon.
I do mean it on Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, it's really NOT a good movie, but everyone making it had so much fun and that just soaks right through the screen.
I mean, if you want recommendations for other movies like this then you should probably check out Shane Black's very similar precursor called Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Thanks! Others have said this same thing. I will definitely check it out.
Nice Guys is a great rehash of Black's earlier film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Midnight Run is a classic late 80s buddy film, albeit with bounty hunters instead of detectives.
The Kid Detective is another detective dark comedy.
The Kid Detective is great! The revelation at the end that significantly changes the tone works surprisingly well, IMO.
Thanks for sharing!
You might to use the "spoilers" banners:
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Thanks! Do you mean just use that banner as a line of text? Or is that like a thing that hides the text until it's selected?
Which client do you use to access lemmy? There should be a button to use the syntax in your editor.
Otherwise, you can refer to https://join-lemmy.org/docs/users/02-media.html
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I'm on Thunder. But I hopped on the browser to edit my post. I think it's good now. Thanks!